Hinge



Sept. 11, 1923. 1,461,47

J. FARVER HINGE I Filed April 27. 1922 Z76? 1. ,r/ 1 J I/avenZZn 5mm mMM Patented Sept. 11, 1923.

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JONATHAN FARVER, OF SHIPSHEWANNA, INDIANA.

HINGE.

Application filed April 27, 1922. Serial No. 557,013.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JONATHAN FARVER, a citizen of the United States, andresident of the town of Shipshewanna, county of LaGrange, Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hinges, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to hinges, and especially to hinges forsupporting swinging display frames, or the like.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a hinge for aplurality of display boards, or frames, whereby the latter may be swungout of the way. when not in use and folded back against a wall, door, orthe like.

The preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of a pluralityof display frames mounted upon the invention and showing several of theframes swung against a wall; Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof; andFig. 3 is a plan view of one hinge and its bracket.

Similar numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews on the drawing.

Referring to the details of the drawing, he numerals 1 to T inclusiveindicate a plurality of upright display frames or boards car ried by thetwo upper and lower hinge ele-' ments 8 and 9, respectively, whichframes may be secured to a wall 10, or the like, as hereinafterdescribed. Both of the hinges S and 9 are alike in construction and comprise an angular or L-shaped bracket adapted to be fastened to the wall10 by screws 12, and a plurality of hinge arms 13 to 19 inclusive, whicharms are pivotally mounted on said bracket by a hinge pin 20.

The frames 1 to T inclusive may be fastened to the hinge arms by screws21, 21, or in any other suitable manner. As illustrated. my improvedhinge comprises an unequal number-sevenof hinge arms, of which themedial arm 16 is substantially straight and flat, and the otherssomewhat angularly formed, as hereinafter described. illustrated in Fig.3 the hinge arms, when disposed in parallel relation, all lie in thesame horizontal plane to bring the frame tops even. This conditionisefiected by providing all of the hinge arms, excepting 16, with theangular base or shank portions 22, 23, 24;, respectively, of varying thepin 20 and said wall.

lengths and angularity, and also by upwardly off-setting the arms 13, 13and 15 at 25,

which are disposed on one side of the arm 16, and by downwardlyoff-setting the arms 17, 18 and 19 at 26, the latter arms being disposedon the other side of arm 16, in which positions the said arms bear aright and left hand relation to each other.

The length of the bracket 11 in its horizontal extent from the wall 10is sufficient to enable the longest hinge arm shanks 22, of arms 13 and19, to swing freely between Preferably, the hinge arms 13'to 19inclusive are made of suitable sheet metal to insure light weight, butmay be otherwise constructed.

I claim l. A hinge for a device of the character described comprisingabracket element provided with a pintle; a plurality of arms hinged tosaid pintle, each of said arms being provided with an angular shank, aportion of said arm shanks extending from said hinge pintle to the rightthereof and the others to the left thereof, said arms being off-set inoppositedirections to bring their outer ends within the same plane; anda medial arm hinged to said pintle, said arm being substantiallystraight.

2. In a hinge for a device of the character described, a bracket elementpro vided vwith a pintle; and a plurality of arms hinged to said pintle,each of said arms be ing provided with an angular shank, a por-- tion ofsaid arm shanks extending from said hinge pintle to the right thereofand the others to the left thereof, all of said arms being offset eitherupward or downward.

to bring their outer ends within the same plane.

3. A hinge for a device of the character described comprising a bracketelement provided witha pintle; a plurality of arms hinged to saidpintle, each of said arms being provided with an angular shank, aportion of said arm shanks extending from said hinge pintle to the rightthereofand the others to the left thereof, said arms being off-seteither upward or downward to bring their outer ends within the sameplane; and

a substantially straight medial arm hinged to said pintle. I

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature this 22 day ofApril, 1922.

I JONATHAN FARVER.

